September 13, 2012 7:35pm EDTSeptember 13, 2012 4:48pm EDTEddie Printz had been committed to UCLA since January, but the Georgia quarterback found out Thursday that the Bruins are apparently going in another direction at the position.

The Printz family told several media outlets that the Bruins’ coaching staff informed them they would be looking elsewhere for a quarterback this year. It puts the class of 2013 signal caller in a tough position, as most BCS-level schools wrap up their recruitment of quarterbacks during the athletes’ junior years. Most big-time quarterbacks are on board way before their senior season starts. Printz committed to UCLA in January.

Before committing to UCLA, Printz held scholarship offers from Auburn and Missouri, among others, but the Georgia native will now have to start from scratch.

Schools cannot comment publicly on a recruit until he has signed a letter of intent in February of his senior year, but BruinSportsReport.com, which broke the news, stated that the coaching staff may be taking a harder look at closer-to-home blue-chip prospects Hayden Rettig and SN125 player Troy Williams. Rettig is committed to LSU and Williams to Washington. Both players are from southern California.